Of the three migratory festivals outlined in Leviticus: Passover, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles/8th Day, there are numerous scriptural mentions of rejoicing with the latter and significantly fewer mentions with the former. We in the Churches of God know how to rejoice! We arrive at our Festival location flush with cash, staying in a nice place, in an exotic locale–and if we're not careful, we run the risk of our rejoicing looking at lot more like the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," and a lot less like a Festival of the almighty God. Yet, we are commanded to rejoice, why?  What is it about the Feast of Tabernacles that encourages us to rejoice? Why do the Jews refer to this season as "the season of our joy?" In this message, we'll take a look at 3 primary ways that we rejoice in our upcoming Feast without losing sight of the reasons why God has commanded us to be at this holy assembly.

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.